gilit
See also: gil-it
Cebuano edit
Etymology edit
English Genericized trademark from Gillette.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: gi‧lit
Noun edit
gilit
Verb edit
gilit
- to cut; to cut with a razor blade
Tagalog edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Austronesian *gərəC (“slit an animal's throat”). Compare Bikol Central gurot, Cebuano gulot, and Malay kerat.
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
gilít (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜒᜎᜒᜆ᜔)
- cutting into thin slices
- small cut; nick (made with a knife)
- Synonym: gatgat
- sliced piece (of meat, fish, etc.)
- cleft mark on skin surfaces (as on the chin, neck, or on certain fruits)
- cutting with a blade pushed forward and backward without raising it
- killing by slicing the neck forward and backward
Derived terms edit
Adjective edit
gilít (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜒᜎᜒᜆ᜔)
Etymology 2 edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
gilit (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜒᜎᜒᜆ᜔)
Further reading edit
West Makian edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
gilit
- the throat
References edit
- Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours[1], Pacific linguistics